"tung tree" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtʊŋ ˌtɹiː/, /ˈtʌŋ ˌtɹiː/ Forms: tung trees [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Chinese 桐 (tóng). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|zh|桐|tr=tóng}} Chinese 桐 (tóng) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tung tree (plural tung trees)
  1. Any of the genus Vernicia, especially Vernicia fordii (syn. Aleurites fordii), of east Asian trees or shrubs cultivated for their seeds which are a source of tung oil. Categories (lifeform): Spurges, Trees Translations (East Asian tree): 油桐 (yóutóng) (Chinese Mandarin), tungpuu (Finnish), tung [masculine] (French), シナアブラギリ (Shina aburagiri) (Japanese), tungue [masculine] (Portuguese), тунг (tung) [masculine] (Russian), ту́нговое де́рево (túngovoje dérevo) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-tung_tree-en-noun-me9E0fiq Disambiguation of Spurges: 64 36 Disambiguation of Trees: 63 37 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 73 27 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 70 30 Disambiguation of 'East Asian tree': 84 16
  2. (botany) A candlenut tree, of either of the two species of the genus Aleurites, which also yield such oil. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-tung_tree-en-noun-YPwjnvae Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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